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Pope Leo had some truths to tell today.

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Today’s unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for removals of migrants to third countries without any additional process is a disaster—not just on the merits, but because of the government misbehavior that it not only refuses to punish, but effectively rewards. Me, via “One First”:

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The United States is bombing Iran, but the real Ayatollahs are the professors at America’s elite universities.

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Jim Jordan is a coward

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Subtitle: "Surviving Jim Jordan"

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

I just finished watching #SurvivingOhioState & it’s absolutely horrifying & Jim Jordan belongs in prison right now

submitted 6 days ago • 44 comments

“Jim Jordan looked at me straight in my face and said, ‘It’s Strauss. You know what he does.’”

submitted 6 days ago • 19 comments

Israel plays with the US like it is a yo-yo on a string.

submitted 5 days ago • 38 comments

WATCH: “You’re a U.S. senator and you don’t know anything about the country you want to topple.” Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran

submitted 9 days ago • 2429 comments

Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process. But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things. That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.

submitted 9 days ago • 596 comments

Zohran Mamdani, who recently cross-endorsed with Lander, called for the comptroller’s immediate release. “This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice,” said Mamdani.

submitted 9 days ago • 661 comments

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

submitted 9 days ago • 2249 comments

Remarkable. MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful." Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd. Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

submitted 12 days ago • 1091 comments

Whoa! Hats off to ABC News reporter Matt Gutman for keeping his cool yesterday. This LAPD officer needs to be relieved of duty if he can’t handle an alleged “touch” without snapping.

submitted 11 days ago • 3312 comments

On 6/12, DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem said “We are staying here to liberate [LA] from the socialists and the burdensome leadership this governor and mayor have placed on this country and this city.” This use of military force to displace a democratically elected is the very definition of a coup.

submitted 13 days ago • 844 comments

Trump is itching to declare Los Angeles in a state of insurrection. Legal precedent and scholarly analysis emphasize that insurrection is not merely protest or disagreement with government policy, rather is a violent, organized action aimed at undermining or overthrowing the established order.

submitted 18 days ago • 44 comments

lol

submitted 31 days ago • 697 comments

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

submitted 34 days ago • 1517 comments

You know how you’ve been saving so your kids might have a better life than you? Trump just took all that and gave it to people with more money they can spend in a thousand life times.

submitted 35 days ago • 35 comments

“The press doesn't give a shit.”

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War criminal Putin has abducted thousands of Ukrainian children and concealed them within Russia's adoption system. Trump illegally terminated funding to track these kidnappings. With over 50 colleagues, I'm calling for Congress to right Trump's wrong and help reunite children with their families.

submitted 40 days ago • 6 comments

Israel has rapidly accelerated its destruction of Rafah in April and May. It's hard to understand the magnitude of this, even when spending time analyzing recent satellite imagery. From me, Samuel Granados, Aaron Boxerman, and @rileymellen.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨 TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts. MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here. Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️ OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid

submitted 44 days ago • 357 comments

José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.

submitted 44 days ago • 186 comments

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare (But get your mom flowers, too)

submitted 46 days ago • 259 comments

You have been watching the greatest economic disaster strategy from an American President in history.

submitted 61 days ago • 2200 comments

Elon backtracked on DOGE savings goals from $1 trillion to $150 billion. But watchdogs report only $12.6 billion in verifiable savings. That represents just 0.173% of the U.S. federal budget for 2025. We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.

submitted 63 days ago • 344 comments

Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech: “How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”

submitted 66 days ago • 158 comments

Yes, businesses absolutely need to show the tariff at the checkout screen. Don't hide it into the cost of the product.

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Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that you are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back? The answer is due process.

submitted 72 days ago • 269 comments

🚨Attention Members of the DC Bar🚨 Ballots went out today for key positions in the DC bar. Please vote for: Diane Seltzer for President Amanda Molina for Treasurer Note: Seltzer is running against Pam Bondi's brother. Get your ballot and vote ASAP.

submitted 72 days ago • 231 comments

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

submitted 72 days ago • 1629 comments

🏆 @rollingstone.com wins the Headline of the Day Award This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 73 days ago • 908 comments

+ It’s not a favor. US is paying for Bukele to hold deported prisoners. We are the authority on who goes in and out of that incarceration

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

History speaks. Europe’s lessons from a century ago can wake up and inspire our democracy…in 2025 America. Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.

submitted 90 days ago • 65 comments

The tariffs are catastrophic. But so too are the abuses of power, so is the corruption, so are the police state tactics, so is the destruction of our health care infrastructure, so are the ways our national security is being endangered, so are the attacks on our core freedoms.

submitted 84 days ago • 488 comments